Marian Anderson (1897-1993)


1925 Anderson performs with New York Philharmonic orchestra
1939 DAR controversy/ concert on steps of Lincoln Memorial
1965 Anderson retires from singing

African American Civil Rights Timeline from CNN:

http://articles.cnn.com/2006-01-31/politics/extra.civil.rights.timeline_1_slave-trade-segregation-black-students?_s=PM:EDUCATION

1865 The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, is ratified
1868 The 14th Amendment, which requires equal protection under the law to all persons, is ratified
1870 The 15th Amendment, which bans racial discrimination in voting, is ratified
1896 The Supreme Court approves the "separate but equal" segregation doctrine
1909 Founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
1954 The Supreme Court declares school segregation unconstitutional (Brown v. Board of Education)
1955 Bus Boycott- Rosa Parks (Mongomery, Alabama)
1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech
1964 Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, declaring discrimination based on race illegal

Jim Crow Laws video:


Plessy v. Ferguson video:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/segregation2.html

Separate but Equal video:

http://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/videos#brown-vs-board-of-education-separate-is-not-equal



Jackie Robinson video (1947):

http://www.history.com/topics/civil-rights-movement/videos#jackie-robinson-changes-the-face-of-america

Intro Video: archived news reel made in the 1950's. Gives a brief overview.




songs 1. end 3:40 2. ends 11:05

Penn Special Collection Site:


http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/anderson/